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PRIORITY

GRS 100

CYPHER CAT/A

RECEIVED IN

REGISTRY No. 50

CONFIDENTIAL 1975

171

FM HONG KONG 310300Z

CONFIDENTIAL

TO PRIORITY F C O TELEGRAM NUMBER 544 OF 31 MAY.

YOUR TELNO 433.

DEFENCE COSTS AGREEMENT.

LAAT BEF

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REF.

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GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD TELEGRAPH DRAFT AS WE ARE GETTING BEHIND SCHEDULE (SEE M IFT).

2. CUR PRESENT THINKING IS THAT THE PRESENT TEXT, PLUS AN INFLATOR AND SOME MINOR AMENDMENTS WOULD DO PROVIDED THE SPLIT 18 50:50. HOWEVER IF HONG KONG WERE TO BECOME THE MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR DURING THE AGREEMENT PERIOD UNOFFICIALS WOULD BE LIKELY TO TAKE AN INCREASING INTEREST IN THE DETAILS MAKING UP THE TOTAL, AND A RATHER DIFFERENT FORMULATION HAVING MORE REGARD TO ACTUAL EXPENDITURE EACH YEAR AND HOW IT WAS COMPOSED

WOULD BE NECESSARY.

MACLEHOSE

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HKTOD (4) DEFENCE D MR WILFORD

COPIES TO:

MR R JE ABRAHAM DS 6 M OD

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